Master the art of professional dissent and build a culture where integrity thrives even under pressure.
For CPAs, speaking up is not optional. It flows directly from the profession's ethical principles — integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality, and professional behaviour — and from the duty to protect the public interest. Staying silent in the face of known risk is not neutral; it is a professional responsibility left unmet. Yet when faced with speaking truth to power, many CPA’s struggle.
This course equips participants with the insight and practical tools required to speak truth to power with professionalism and effectiveness. It addresses both sides of the conversation: how to speak up when something needs to be said, and how to listen up — creating the conditions in which others can and do raise concerns with you.
Participants will learn why silence occurs, how to recognize what is getting in the way of speaking up, how to speak to power effectively, and how to lead so that candour becomes culture.
FCPA, FCMC, ACC
With more than 25 years of experience advising and coaching organizations and leaders in complex contexts, I have established a strong reputation for helping organizations and individuals to realize their goals. I have designed, delivered and facilitated hundreds of presentations and group meetings. As co-owner of an executive search and HR consulting firm, I led and managed the firm’s growth and national expansion. I’ve been a consulting partner and principal with two large public accounting and consulting firms and have held senior finance leadership roles in the public sector and in a global not-for-profit organization. I have taught at the university undergraduate and high school continuing education levels. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants, a Certified Executive Coach and Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Fellow Certified Management Consultant, and have a Master of Business Administration Degree. I am certified to interpret Gallup Clifton Strengths assessments, the Hogan Assessment, and the Management Research Group LEA Self-Assessment and LEA 360 Assessment.
